So earlier this month I started a thread in which I showed my guitar, with swallows I painted on with acrylic paints. Well, the swallows were rubbing off, and there was a few pretty large scratches all over my guitar, so I decided to refinish it completely. I took out all the hardware and electronics, and stripped the paint off, sanded the body, repainted it, and polished it to a nice, shiny finish, but less smooth than before to give the guitar a used look so scratches and bumps won't show as much.

here's before:

stripped, sanded, and stained to a nice faded color:

the devil design:

during the painting:

AAAAND the FINISHED PRODUCT!!! ZOMG!!1!11

yaaar!

look at that sheeeeeeen!

also, take a good look at that devil 'cause i'm effin proud of it! I designed it on a whim without any reference!

This craft made me learn a lot both about painting, wood finishing, electronics and guitars. I had a few problems putting it back together, and it's still not 100%, but the electronics work correctly, so it's just a few small adjustements i'll get done next time I see my gf who's stepdad happens to be an absolute guitar maniac.

melyssa_marie: it can't get any better than epically better! thanks The worn look is actually also practical! with the black mirror finish, every dust particle or scratch stood out like hell. now, a bump or scratch is camouflaged by the uneven color!